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5 Minutes Instagram - Time Limiter & Content Blocker

Chrome extension by lo.localhost · Productivity · Tools

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A Chrome extension in Productivity · Tools with 19 users, barely installed. Audience over the last 30 days: +5.

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

What the developer says, and 1 screenshot

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Users
19
Rating
5.0 (1 ratings)
Users, last 30 days
+5
Rating, last 30 days
Steady over 30 days
Version
2.1.2
Updated in the store
2026-10-31
Published
2026-08-24
Manifest
V3
Browser access
1 permission

How it has moved

Users
+5 since 04.10
14-20 · 16 readings
2026-10-27: released 2.0.132026-10-29: released 2.1.02026-10-31: released 2.1.2
  1. 2026-10-0414
  2. 2026-10-0816
  3. 2026-10-0915
  4. 2026-10-1016
  5. 2026-10-1315
  6. 2026-10-1616
  7. 2026-10-1715
  8. 2026-10-1816
  9. 2026-10-1917
  10. 2026-10-2116
  11. 2026-10-2315
  12. 2026-10-2516
  13. 2026-10-2917released 2.1.0
  14. 2026-10-3120released 2.1.2
  15. 2026-11-0119
  16. 2026-11-0219
Rating
unchanged since 04.10
reviewsrating 5.00 · 16 readings
2026-10-27: released 2.0.132026-10-29: released 2.1.02026-10-31: released 2.1.2
  1. 2026-10-04reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-10-08reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-10-09reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-10-10reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-10-13reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-10-16reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-10-17reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-10-18reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-10-19reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-10-21reviews1rating5.00
  11. 2026-10-23reviews1rating5.00
  12. 2026-10-25reviews1rating5.00
  13. 2026-10-29reviews1rating5.00released 2.1.0
  14. 2026-10-31reviews1rating5.00released 2.1.2
  15. 2026-11-01reviews1rating5.00
  16. 2026-11-02reviews1rating5.00
Users
+14 since 01.09
5-20 · 24 readings
2026-10-27: released 2.0.132026-10-29: released 2.1.02026-10-31: released 2.1.2
  1. 2026-09-015
  2. 2026-09-087
  3. 2026-09-098
  4. 2026-09-139
  5. 2026-09-2010
  6. 2026-09-219
  7. 2026-09-2512
  8. 2026-09-2811
  9. 2026-10-0414
  10. 2026-10-0816
  11. 2026-10-0915
  12. 2026-10-1016
  13. 2026-10-1315
  14. 2026-10-1616
  15. 2026-10-1715
  16. 2026-10-1816
  17. 2026-10-1917
  18. 2026-10-2116
  19. 2026-10-2315
  20. 2026-10-2516
  21. 2026-10-2917released 2.1.0
  22. 2026-10-3120released 2.1.2
  23. 2026-11-0119
  24. 2026-11-0219
Rating
unchanged since 01.09
reviewsrating 5.00 · 24 readings
2026-10-27: released 2.0.132026-10-29: released 2.1.02026-10-31: released 2.1.2
  1. 2026-09-01reviews1rating5.00
  2. 2026-09-08reviews1rating5.00
  3. 2026-09-09reviews1rating5.00
  4. 2026-09-13reviews1rating5.00
  5. 2026-09-20reviews1rating5.00
  6. 2026-09-21reviews1rating5.00
  7. 2026-09-25reviews1rating5.00
  8. 2026-09-28reviews1rating5.00
  9. 2026-10-04reviews1rating5.00
  10. 2026-10-08reviews1rating5.00
  11. 2026-10-09reviews1rating5.00
  12. 2026-10-10reviews1rating5.00
  13. 2026-10-13reviews1rating5.00
  14. 2026-10-16reviews1rating5.00
  15. 2026-10-17reviews1rating5.00
  16. 2026-10-18reviews1rating5.00
  17. 2026-10-19reviews1rating5.00
  18. 2026-10-21reviews1rating5.00
  19. 2026-10-23reviews1rating5.00
  20. 2026-10-25reviews1rating5.00
  21. 2026-10-29reviews1rating5.00released 2.1.0
  22. 2026-10-31reviews1rating5.00released 2.1.2
  23. 2026-11-01reviews1rating5.00
  24. 2026-11-02reviews1rating5.00

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What it can reach

No site access is declared in the manifest, so it cannot read the pages you open on its own.

  • Store data in your browser storage

The full permission history for this extension

Version history

  1. Version 2.1.2
  2. Version 2.1.0
  3. Version 2.0.13 · Asked for fewer permissions (1, was 5) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)

What changed recently

  1. Package size changed
  2. Store description rewritten (102 → 99 characters)
  3. Released version 2.1.2 (was 2.1.0)
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  1. Package size changed
  2. Store description rewritten (117 → 102 characters)
  3. Released version 2.1.0 (was 2.0.13)
  4. Package size changed
  5. Asked for fewer permissions (1, was 5) (changed: site access, pages it runs its code on, browser permissions)
  6. Store description rewritten (54 → 117 characters)
  7. Renamed from "Reels Blocker for Instagram™" to "5 Minutes Instagram - Time Limiter & Content Blocker"
  8. Released version 2.0.13 (was 1.0)

The publisher

lo.localhost publishes 2 listings we track, 30 users between them.

  1. Shorts Blocker for YouTube™ lo.localhost · Productivity · Tools · published 2026-08-23 11 users ★ 5.0

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  2. TCon – Instagram Time Controller | Limit Usage & Stay Focused Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 32 users ★ 5.0
  3. Scroll Stop: Social Media Time Limit Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 14 users
  4. Dontscroll Describes nearly the same job, smaller audience 8 users ★ 5.0
  5. Antigram - Explore & Reels Blocker Describes nearly the same job, with an established audience 40k users ★ 4.7

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